Gulomjon Murodkhodjayev appointed new mayor of Pop district

An extraordinary session of the Pop District Council of People’s Deputies was held in the Namangan region, during which Gulomjon Sobitho‘jayevich Murodkhodjayev was appointed as the new head of the district. This was reported by the press service of the regional mayor.

The regional mayor, Shavkatjon Abdurazzokov, attended the session and spoke about the development work and achievements in Pop district in recent years. He also announced that A‘zamjon Sultanov, who had been serving as the district head, submitted a petition to be relieved of his duties due to health reasons.

Following this, Gulomjon Murodkhodjayev officially assumed the position of mayor. The council deputies unanimously approved the regional khokim’s proposal regarding the appointment.

For reference, Gulomjon Murodkhodjayev was born on November 14, 1979, in the Yangikurgan district of the Namangan region. He holds a higher education degree, having graduated from Namangan State University in 1999, and later from the Academy of State and Society Building under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2010. He is an economist by profession.

He began his career in 1999 as a leading specialist in the Department of Economically Insolvent Enterprises in the Namangan region.

Between 2000 and 2011, he held various key positions in the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Demonopolization, Competition, and Support of Entrepreneurship, as well as in the Namangan Regional Territorial Department under the same committee.

From 2011 to 2013, Murodkhodjayev served as Deputy Governor of Namangan City for Economic and Social Development. Between 2013 and 2016, he headed the Namangan Regional Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population. From 2016 to 2020, he served as the Governor of Turakurgan District.

It is worth noting that on April 30 of this year, a new mayor was also appointed to the Tortkul district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.